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Tuesday, November 29, 2011

THE HISTORY OF NOVEMBER 29

THE HISTORY OF NOVEMBER 29

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Chocolates Day and National Lemon Crème Pie Day

1775Invisible ink was invented by Sir James Jay

1812The last element of Napoleon’s Army retreated from Russia

1825The first Italian opera in the US premiered in NYC – “Barber of Seville”

1870Compulsory education was proclaimed in England

1887The US received the rights to Pearl Harbor in Hawaii

1903It was discovered that the US Postal Service had lost millions of dollars due to fraud

1916The US declared marshal law in the Dominican Republic

1927Sports broadcaster Vince Scully was born

1927The first woman inmate arrived at the new women’s quarters at San Quentin – Genevieve Paddleford – serving one to ten years for stealing $600 of clothing

1929Lt. Cmdr. Richard Byrd radioed that he had made the first airplane flight over the South Pole

1942Coffee rationing began in the US

1944The first open heart surgery was performed in the US at JohnsHopkinsHospital

1947The UN passed a resolution calling for the partitioning of Palestine between Arabs and Jews

1948NYC Metropolitan Opera was broadcast on TV for the first time – “Othello”

1949Comedian Garry Shandling was born

1953American Airlines began the first regularly scheduled air service between NYC and LA

1955Comedian Howie Mandel was born

1956The musical “Bells Are Ringing” premiered in NYC for 1st of 925 performances